New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-05
NO TARIFF LEGISLATION THIS YEAR.
TIE uITIMATUM OF THE FREE IRADERS-A COM

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MrrEE TO PREPARE AN ANSWER
WASHINGTON Feb (SpcciaD. ~ have little touch OF
tie govt" said Mr. Randall tonight rs he came out OF
hi, committee room. leaning heavily on cruc lie had
| been in consultation with number Of his friends
over letter received from Speaker Carlisle
on tho subject Of revenue legislation mo
correspondence which this letter Is the latest contrhu
lion has been I'm progress for some days between the out
md cutters represented by Carlisle AMI Morrison and tho
tariff ntcrnarcycnuc coalition OF which MI Randall Is
the head. The letter from Mr.. Carlisle Is long
one and tho Randall men decline to divnISo
IL, contents until they have hal an opportunity
20 prepare a reply which Is expected to end
the corresponence This that there Is no hope OF
n Democratic agreement In respect TO revenue cgsIa-
ton and that both sides playing for position MIR.
Carlisle. In part, says:
We arc sad to pd 5now thaa ta ne uS ne
agree that n reduction OF the revenue II necessary ana
recognize the duty that they owe to the party certainty
We viii consent Ia repeal OF tho Internal taxes on TO-
acco do not intend To be captOus ~ tue sAno
time you Will agree that an equal amount Oh revenue
snau DO wiped out by reduction OF rates OF duty
Coupled with this we desire and snail Insist that
,.o sat ii,h lumber OF all Kinds ami other arti-
ces he placed the free list We might also consent 10
reduction OF from 30 to go cents per gallon IN Tue TAX
ON spirits distilled fom fruits on alcohol used IN tho me
chlc arts ANA on whiskey But must insist that tho
Hewitt administrative bill Instead OF tho Randall admin
istratiye bill shall be feature OF the new measure II
You Will stand by us We will stand by YOU, ana VIC
viii agree to make the Randall Dill tho paSiS oi ios's
ton.
Tho Randall men have appointed committee, consist
Ing OF Randall Warner Of Ohio and Henley OF California;
IN preparc an answer the modest ultimatum OF tho
FREQ ers IL IL understood that ono feature OF the re-
snpr-c will be that Democrat, II anybody, shHl DO
r,cornzed Monday TO move ~ suspend rules ana re-
en the tobacco The committee VIII take suihcent
limo TO prepare It's an answer ~ the CARLISLE manifesto
TRYING TO INDUCE VICEADMIRAL TO RESIGN.
w,sufSGToN Feb. A-There Is a little gossip in Naval
circles to effect that effort is being made to get
Vice Admiral stephen O. Rowan to consent to the
lata hat oue Of
NOTED to the vacancy and thus make promotions in the
other grades ce-Admlral Rowan IL chairman Of
fine Lighthouse Board and cannot be forced upon the
fired list but unlike the Admiral be should be retired,
h nay would be reduced "waiting ORDERS" $4,000
year instead of - 900. which he now receives lie Is
nov acyeuty-nne years old The proposition IL % pro-
ote Rear Admiral stephen T. Luce 10 the vacancy II
Vice Rowan consents to be retired which Will
nrntuote Captain John o. Walker, now Chief OF the
bureau OF Navigation and Once OF Detail, to be Comtno-
dOre
MEANING OF THE WORDS " IRON ORE"
WASHINGTON, Feb 4.-The Secretary OF tho Treasury
baa written tn the Collector OF Customs at NowYork In
revard 10 the commercial meaning OF Iron ore" 40
oorpg TO department instructions OF November D. the
term means iron dried at temperature of 2l2o
Fahrenheit In the light OF testimony and advice,
the secretary now decides that known to the
commerce of this country is the iron 10 its natural state
In respect OF moisture He therefore revokes tho former
and directs the Collector duty as
actual Weights reported by tho United Staes Weghor
Al the time Importation However, when 10 10 claimed
that ore has In weight the voyage by the
addition Of seawAtcr importers may obtain suoh allow